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CREATED:20170830T162545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170830T162545Z
LOCATION:Plaster Free Enterprise Center\, Robert W. 1046
SUMMARY:Starting a Business: The First Steps
DESCRIPTION:This three-hour offering will provide you with an overview of 
 the critical first steps associated with starting a business. It is desig
 ned specifically for those who are thinking about a new business venture.
   Participants will assess their strengths and weaknesses in terms of bus
 iness ownership\, learn about the importance of planning\, discuss legal 
 and regulatory requirements and identify sources of funding.\n\n\nCourse 
 Objectives:\n\n\nAt the end of this learning experience\, you will be abl
 e to:\n\n\n\nIdentify resources that will assist you in starting a busine
 ss in Missouri.\nIdentify areas in which you need additional training or 
 assistance for the operation of your business.\nFind out if business owne
 rship is for you! \n\n\n\n\nThis workshop is designed specifically for th
 ose who are thinking about starting a business. The workshop will examine
  the importance of planning\, legal and regulatory requirements\, and ide
 ntify sources of financing.  Program highlights include: evaluating a bus
 iness idea\, estimating start-up costs\, identifying competitors and cust
 omers\, and discussing the challenges of small business ownership.
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 is&amp;nbsp\;three-hour offering&amp;nbsp\;will provide you with an overview of t
 he critical first steps associated with starting a business. It is design
 ed specifically for&amp;nbsp\;those who are thinking about a new business ven
 ture.&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;Participants will assess their&amp;nbsp\;strengths and wea
 knesses&amp;nbsp\;in terms of business ownership\, learn about the importance
  of planning\, discuss legal and regulatory requirements and identify sou
 rces of funding.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;Course Objectives:&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;At the end
  of this learning experience\, you will be able to:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\
 n&lt;li&gt;Identify resources that will assist you in starting a business in Mi
 ssouri.&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Identify areas in which you need additional training or
  assistance for the operation of your business.&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Find out if bus
 iness ownership is for you!&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Th
 is workshop is designed specifically for those who are thinking about sta
 rting a business.&amp;nbsp\;The workshop will examine the importance of plann
 ing\, legal and regulatory requirements\, and identify sources of financi
 ng.&amp;nbsp\; Program highlights include: evaluating a business idea\, estim
 ating start-up costs\, identifying competitors and customers\, and discus
 sing the challenges of small business ownership.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171128T160000
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URL:http://sbtdc.missouristate.edu/
CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Faculty,Staff
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